THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME II.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 12, 1906.
MISSOURI TODAY
CAPTAIN DRISCOLL IS OUT OF THE MEET TODAY.
Sprained Ankle Keeps Plucky Captain at Home---Chances of Success Are Lessened.
The chances of Kansas in the Missouri track meet were considerably lessened Thursday night when Capt. Driscoll sprained his ankle so severely that he was unable to walk and the team went to Columbia without him. Worse still it is quite probable that it will keep him out of track athletics the rest of the season. This is unfortunate as it comes at a time when we meet our strongest contestants, And every man is needed. The necessary change in the way the men enter the events, with Capt. Driscoll's absence, will probably deprive Kansas of first places in the 100 and 440 yard dashes, and will give Missouri a place in the high jump, since Young will not enter in that event, in order to make sure of a place in the 440 yard dash.
"Cap" Young will be acting captain. The squad that made the journey to the Tigers den was changed somewhat from that given out in Wednesday's Kansan. Siler was unable to go account of his studies, and Pringle and Combs were added to the squad. Pringle is entered in the weight events as second man, Combs is entered in the high jump, and in the relay race, if it is run.
The running of this event depends upon whether or not Missouri will agree upon a half mile relay instead of a mile. This change was made on account of the necessity of putting a new man, untrained, in that event in Capt. Driscoll's place.
Batting Averages.
Player. A. B. B. H. Av.
Johnson 96 35 364
Bloss 53 17 321
Brookens 90 29 322
Young 90 26 288
Hoffman 78 20 256
Wilson 86 20 232
Brown 69 16 233
Bailey 87 19 218
Jones 29 6 206
Hetherington 71 9 126
Kirmeyer 34 1 029
Meade 17 1 059
Fielding Averages.
P. O. A. E. Av.
Young... 237 6 8 968
Brookens... 140 38 8 956
Kirmeyer... 7 19 2 929
Wilson... 39 8 4 921
Jones... 4 18 2 917
Hoffman... 20 24 4 916
Hetherington... 67 43 12 901
Bailey... 21 48 12 848
Meade... 1 15 3 842
Johnson... 29 47 15 835
Brown... 12 3 3 833
Bloss... 11 3 3 823
Mildred Poindexter and Mabel Anderson, of Topeka, were visitors on the hill Thursday.
MISSOURI NEXT WEEK.
Game with the Tigers Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week the 'Varsity base ball team will cross bats with the Missourians on McCook field. These two games are the last on the home field until after the Nebraska trip.
Missouri as usual has a strong team, and the games next week will be worth seeing. The Tigers defeated the Drury college team the first of the week by a score of 4 to 1, making their ninth consecutive victory on the home field this year. It will be remembered that in the last two games with Drury here last week, Drury got rather the better of the score by winning the second game with a score of 8 to 3, to our 8 to 7 victory of the day before.
NUMBER 63
FRATERNITY BASEBALL.
Sigma Chis Defeated Phi Psis Yesterday---Semi-Final Today.
Frank J. Merrill, went to his home in Paola Friday.
The fourth game of the interfraternity series on McCook field yesterday afternoon between the Sigma Chis and the Phi Psis. The game was easy for the Sigma Chis, the score being 15 to 1. Only five innings were played as the grounds were wanted for the K. U.-Washburn game.
ROASTS FOR EVERYBODY.
"7-11-44" Tuesday and Wednesday. Usual Rush for Seats.
The first game of the season was between the Phi Gams and the Alpha Taus. It appeared to be an even game for awhile but the Phi Gams took the lead and came out on the heavy end of the score of 14 to 7. The Sig Alphs met an overwhelming defeat at the hands of the Betas to the time of 21 to 1. The Sigma Nus fell an easy prey to the Phi Delts by 19 to 4.
To Entertain Missourians.
The students in the University from Kansas City, Mo., are planning to entertain the members of the Missouri base ball team when here Tuesday and Wednesday with some suitable event in their honor. Forrest Allen the chairman of the movement has issued a call for a meeting in the chapel Monday at 12:15. All students from over the line are urgently requested to be present.
Roy DeVasher visited friends at the University of Missouri last week.
The semi-finals for the first division will be between the Phi Gams and the Betas. The Sigma Chis and Phi Delts will play the semi-finals of the second division on next Monday. The victors of each division will cross bats in the final game of the series on May 25. An admission fee of 25 cents will be charged to this last game.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday evening the seniors will appear in the annual play. "7-11-44" is a college play with the college spirit, including football.
Special scenery has been prepared, and the song specialties by the chorus are all original. The cast has been at work for the past six weeks under the direction of Professor E. G. Frazier. The members are: Margaret Philbrook, Ada Bechtel, Carlotta Clark, Inez Kilgore, Harry Hart, Paul Neff, Daniel Anderson, Emile Brunner, Laurence Brett, Oscar Zimmerman, Glen Parker, Frank Bedell, W. E. Broadie, and C. O. Pingry.
The usual rush for seats is on, and since Wednesday morning places have been held in the line at Woodward's drug store for the opening Monday morning. The Ingleman club boys are first in line, having held the place since Wednesday morning.
WAS CREDITABLY DONE.
Sixth Annual French Play Well Presented.
The presentation of the sixth annual French play in F. A. A. hall last night was very successful and a credit to the department and the people who participated in it. The cast was large and good without exception. Hettie Mossler as the duchesse made a splendid appearance and Genevieve Sterling as the countess, and Harold Bozell as her son, were very good. Nina Fell as Suzanne, the vivacious niece of the duchesse, did some of the best acting of the whole cast and made a hit with the audience.
After the program the hall was cleared for the dance which was given for the members of the cast and their friends. Newhouse's orchestra furnished the music, and the affair was quite as enjoyable as any formal dance that has been given recently.
The '08 basket ball team that won the K. U. championship will receive numeral jerseys. The material for the '08's has arrived and the champions will soon appear in the gym wearing the new jerseys. Should the Soph lacrosse team win the championship game from the '09 team, they too will be given suitable trophies.
The Washburn football players have not yet received their sweaters with the blue "W" as the athletic board there is in debt and without credit. The Washburn girls' literary society will hold an entertainment to raise money to buy the sweaters that are stored away in a Topeka dry goods store. This proves that the Washburn girls are the redeeming feature in that institution.
A CLOSE GAME
WASHBURN WAS NOT EASY AS WAS EXPECTED.
Confidence Allowed Three Scores In First Inning.=Hoffman Saved the Day.
In a fairly good game K. U. defeated Washburn college yesterday by the score of 5 to4. The team as well as the spectators were expecting the Topeka boys to be a snap but when the latter got the bases full in the first inning and scored three runs, the rooters realized that Kansas would have a run for their money. Meade, while he was not batted hard, was taken out in the fifth inning and Hoffman placed in the box. The latter put a new aspect on affairs and retired Washburn with only one run when the bases were full and no outs.
Washburn scored three runs in the first inning. Stahl and White each singled and Mc Campbell reached first on an error by Bailey. Robb fanned out and Johnson batted an easy one to Bailey. However, Nipps the next man up made a single and all three men scored. In the fifth the Congregationalists scored one more run. Farmer and Reigle singled and Stahl got to first on Young's error. At this stage Hoffman came in from right field and took Mead's place. White struck out and McCampbell knocked a hot one to Johnson who threw the pitcher out at first. Farmer scored, however. Robb fanned. Kansas scored once in the second inning and three in the third. In the eighth they added another to win.
Spide reached first on an error by Nipps and was brought in by Meade, who fattened his average considerably. In the third Hoffman made a three bagger but was thrown out at home. Bloss, Young and Brookins scored in the same inning. Hetherington scored in the eighth on an outfield fly.
Brookens got two hits out of three times up and Hoffman also got two.
Score by innings:
R H E
Kansas 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 x 5 6 5
Washburn 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 4
Batteries, Kansas: Meade, Hoffman and Brookens; Washburn: Mc Cambell and Robb.
Freshmen Football Numerals.
The freshman class voted to use the remains of their surplus funds to buy numerals for their football team. About $50 will be paid out for jerseys bearing the '09 stamp. This action is a little delayed, but it shows the right spirit in the lower class men in behalf of the invincible '09ers.
Cap and gown pictures, Squires.